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Review Articles

Association between environmental contaminants and health outcomes in indigenous populations of the Circumpolar North

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Article: 25808 | Received 25 Aug 2014, Accepted 26 Oct 2014, Published online: 05 Dec 2014

Figures & data

Fig. 1.  Studies by health category.

Fig. 1.  Studies by health category.

Fig. 2.  Studies by health category and location.

Fig. 2.  Studies by health category and location.

Fig. 3.  Studies by contaminant.

*OCPs – e.g. p,p′-DDE, DDT, HCB, PCP.

**PFCs – e.g. PFOA, PFOS.

***Other – octachlorostyrene, dioxin-like compounds, POPs (specific compounds unspecified).

Cd=cadmium; DDE=dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; DDT=dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; HCB=hexachlorobenzene; Hg=mercury; OCPs=organochlorine pesticides; Pb=lead; PBDEs=polybrominated diphenyl ethers; PCBs=polychlorinated biphenyls; PCP=pentachlorophenol; PFCs=perfluorinated compounds; PFOA=perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS=perfluorooctanesulfonate; POPs=persistent organic pollutant.

Fig. 3.  Studies by contaminant.*OCPs – e.g. p,p′-DDE, DDT, HCB, PCP.**PFCs – e.g. PFOA, PFOS.***Other – octachlorostyrene, dioxin-like compounds, POPs (specific compounds unspecified).Cd=cadmium; DDE=dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; DDT=dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; HCB=hexachlorobenzene; Hg=mercury; OCPs=organochlorine pesticides; Pb=lead; PBDEs=polybrominated diphenyl ethers; PCBs=polychlorinated biphenyls; PCP=pentachlorophenol; PFCs=perfluorinated compounds; PFOA=perfluorooctanoic acid; PFOS=perfluorooctanesulfonate; POPs=persistent organic pollutant.

Table I. Paediatric studies

Table II. Studies of reproductive health

Table III. Studies of obstetrics and gynaecology

Table IV. Studies of cardiology, endocrinology, bone health, oncology and oxidative stress in adults